News tagged with ecosystem resilience

Small-scale soil studies provide big benefits

When it comes to studying microbial communities in soil, the smaller the sample, the better. Only by approaching the scale at which microbes interact and function, the micron scale, can scientists understand ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research finds mangroves being fed to death

(PhysOrg.com) -- New UQ Science research has found the increase in nutrients coming out of our river systems is putting pressure on our mangrove forests and making them far more susceptible to environmental ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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DNA evidence shows that marine reserves help to sustain fisheries

Researchers reporting online on May 24 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology present the first evidence that areas closed to all fishing are helping to sustain valuable Australian fisheries. The intern ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tracking endangered elephants with satellite technology

A hundred years ago wild elephants on the Malay Peninsular could be counted in their thousands — now there are less than 1500. Over the last century around 50 per cent of forest cover in Peninsular Malaysia ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research discovers impact of ocean acidification on marine life

A Plymouth University academic researching the impact of ocean acidification on marine life is finding out exactly what we can expect as our seas soak up more and more carbon dioxide.

Biology / Ecology

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Green fuel is possible with artificial ecosystems

For algae to power our cars and planes, production needs to be low carbon and cost effective, which means working with natural processes, not against them, say scientists.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Climate change doubles cost of conserving nature

Climate change will make conservation of biodiversity, and all the associated human benefits such as clean water and clean air, more challenging and expensive, with costs increasing by more than 100 percent ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Loss of predators in Northern Hemisphere affecting ecosystem health

A survey done on the loss in the Northern Hemisphere of large predators, particularly wolves, concludes that current populations of moose, deer, and other large herbivores far exceed their historic levels ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8

Impact of warming climate doesn't always translate to streamflow

An analysis of 35 headwater basins in the United States and Canada found that the impact of warmer air temperatures on streamflow rates was less than expected in many locations, suggesting that some ecosystems may be resilient ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Long-term research reveals causes and consequences of environmental change

As global temperatures rise, the most threatened ecosystems are those that depend on a season of snow and ice, scientists from the nation's Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network say."The vulnerability o ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Some corals could survive a more acidic ocean

Corals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought – giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation.

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created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

World scientists define united approach to tackling food insecurity

Nearly one billion people in the world are undernourished, while millions suffer from chronic disease due to excess food consumption. Global demand is growing for agricultural products and food prices are rising, yet roughly ...

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created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3


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